单词 | to pull an all-nighter |
释义 | > as lemmasto pull an all-nighter c. Originally U.S. An activity or task that takes all night to complete or is worked on through the night. Frequently in to pull an all-nighter: to work or study all night, esp. in order to prepare for an examination or meet a deadline. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > night > [noun] > task that takes all night all-nighter1968 the world > action or operation > undertaking > [noun] > an undertaking > thing(s) to be done > a (difficult) task > task which takes all night all-nighter1968 1968 Current Slang (Univ. S. Dakota) Summer 11 Pull an all nighter, to stay up all night studying for an exam or writing a paper. 1969 Current Slang (Univ. S. Dakota) Spring 3 All-nighter, a long, difficult job; a cram session. 1984 Nutshell (Gainesville, Florida) Spring 88/3 Don't let schoolwork pile up into an interminable string of all-nighters. 1993 Globe & Mail Rep. on Business Apr. 462 The bleary-eyed salespeople are not pulling all-nighters, but they are struggling to keep up. 2003 Roanoke (Va.) Times (Nexis) 16 Dec. nrv3 For some, final exams mean all-nighters fueled by caffeine and junk food. < as lemmas |
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